What color is #FF909B?

#FF909B is a light, vivid red, closest to the named color Pick Your Brain. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FF909B?

The RGB value is 255, 144, 155: 255 red, 144 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FF909B?

The complementary color is #90FFF4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF909B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.71:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FF909B color

#FF909B rgb(255, 144, 155)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FF909B is a light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 56.5% green and 60.8% blue (255, 144, 155).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 100% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 39% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Pick Your Brain (#F1919A), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.71:1).

#FF909B color codes

HEX	`#FF909B`
RGB	`rgb(255, 144, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 56.5%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 100%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 44%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 39%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.95, 42.9, 12.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.95, 44.77, 16.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.133, 43.578, 36.406)`
Decimal	`16748699`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FF909B, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #FF909B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FF909B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #FF909B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff909b; }
.text { color: #ff909b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff909b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 144 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff909b, #ffbd90); }

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Questions

What color is #FF909B?: #FF909B is a light, vivid red, closest to the named color Pick Your Brain. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FF909B?: The RGB value is 255, 144, 155: 255 red, 144 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FF909B?: The complementary color is #90FFF4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF909B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.71:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.